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A Pakistani man with German nationality who was living in Ireland has agreed to return to Germany, where he is wanted in connection with alleged kidnapping offences concerning his daughter.
Khalid Kurshid (57) of Main Street, Killorglin, Co Kerry was arrested at a massage parlour in Cork last week on foot of a SIS (Schengen Information System) in relation to “kidnapping, illegal restraint or hostage-taking”.
Counsel for the DPP, Jane Murphy BL, told Mr Justice Sean Gillane at the Central Criminal Court last Friday that the accused had taken his daughter to Pakistan without having permission to do so. The girl is now considered a “high-risk missing person” by German authorities.
Ms Murphy said that the identity of the man, who was aided by an Urdu interpreter, was “not in dispute” and that the maximum sentence for his suspected offences was five years.
She told Justice Gillane that the offence relates to “abduction of a minor by a parent” contrary to Section 16 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act 1997, and that the SIS alert had “kidnapping and illegal restraint ticked”.
An arrest warrant was issued by the judicial authority of a lower court in Munich on the 1st of October 2025 and was “in order in my respectful submission,” she said.
The accused came before the court under Section 15 of the European Arrest Warrant after indicating that he would submit to the forced return.
Defence counsel Brian Storan addressed the accused, saying, “You’ve been legally advised by Brian Keenan, solicitor, and me regarding this request. You know that you are agreeing to be forcibly surrendered to Germany to face a charge that carries five years in prison.”
He continued, “And you know the context is an allegation from Germany that while having sole custody of a child, you weren’t entitled to bring her out of Germany, her mother had a right to access her one weekend a month,” he said.
Kurshid confirmed with the aid of the interpreter that he understood the advice he had been given.
“He’s going back,” Mr Storan told the court, addressing the accused, “You usually speak to your daughter daily. She might be worried about your whereabouts and her whereabouts.”
The court registrar handed the accused two copies of the return consent form, with Mr Storan suggesting that he consult with the interpreter if there were “any words he’s not sure of.”
“He’s indicated that he understands it,” Mr Storan said, before adding that there were “possible objections, “but you’re going with your eyes open back to Germany.”
“You want to go back to Germany, right?” he asked.
Justice Gillane said that the court was satisfied that consent had been given and that the accused “is aware of the consequences”.
The court informed the accused that he had 10 days in which to make a complaint about the extradition process.
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